He fires ceramics in an ANAGAMA kiln in a red pine forest near Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. For six years after entering the forest in 1971, Mike Weber lived without water, electricity or gas. Through this hardship and dedication, he trained for Zen philosophy before he met and understood the concept in the 90’s. He then met Shiro Tsujimura who convinced him to make a smaller kiln, now he is using his 5th kiln “Rocket Thing”.